Sound of a Symphony Greatly Influenced by Conductor

Not all symphonies are created equal. Go online and one album featuring Beethoven's Fifth Symphony might cost $5, while another one with the same ...

The Average Person Wants the Bible More but Is Reading it Less

The Bible in America Study reports that 62 percent of the people in the communities surrounding our churches would like to read the Bible more. Another ...

Father Forever Changed His Son's Life by Loving God

Fifty years ago my dad and mom gave me a new Bible. It was my senior year in high school, the first week of two-a-day football practices, and I crawled ...

Reading Good Books Can Extend Your Life

William Falk, Editor-in-chief of The Week magazine, wrote the following short column:

A recent Yale study that tracked 3,635 people over 12 years found ...

Poker Players Show Amazing Observation Skills

Have you ever watched a televised poker tournament? Cameras are embedded in the table, allowing you to see the cards held facedown by each player. Poker ...

Syrians Risk Lives for Secret Library

When a place has been besieged for years and hunger stalks the streets, you might think that people would have little interest in books. But enthusiasts ...

Novelist Describes How We Forget Truth

In the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Garcia Marquez, the author describes in his magical but realistic way a village suffering from an insomnia ...

Young Doctors Trained at an Art Gallery

Dr. Irwin Braverman, a dermatologist and director of medical residents at Yale medical school, was concerned about his students' power of attention. ...

Watch Out for That Muddled Background Noise

Have you ever been singing a popular song only to discover that you're belting out the wrong lyrics? Misunderstanding lyrics is a common mistake that ...

Teach Us to Number Our Days

Researchers are tracking down a cure for something that has been plaguing students and workers alike for centuries—procrastination. Psychologists ...